59:, so we're not interested in lording over Knowledge (XXG) content. But EPA staff like me spend an awful lot of time responding to questions from the media and to letters and emails from citizens, including senators and congressmen, who, with increasing frequency, get at least a portion of their information from Knowledge (XXG). If an advocate on one side of a particular issue cherrypicks the facts and edits Knowledge (XXG) content to support his or her particular view, whether intentional or not, it can end up taking thousands of man-hours every year for EPA to set the record straight through individual responses--and taxpayers get stuck with the bill. I think (and EPA management agreed) that it's better to involve ourselves in Knowledge (XXG) to ensure that information related to EPA's regulatory purview is based on documented facts, with context (generally, legal or scientific citations) provided as necessary to explain why things are the way they are.
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My initial approach turned out to be a complete and total failure. When I posted lists of facts with citations, other
Wikipedians simply said "Looks good! Write it up!" So I ended up basically rewriting an entire article while incorporating comments from the community. For now, I intend to limit my
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Let me make this perfectly clear: my ability to affect EPA policies is no greater than any other person who takes the time to write to the agency. My intent here is only to improve
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the lists I post to edit content as they see fit. If you're interested in helping out, leave a message on my
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